Aymen Azzam

Director General @ Madac School

About

• Dynamic educational leader & Founding Principal with 28+ years of experience in school improvement, organizational restructuring, academic development, and financial management. • Strong academic foundation: M.A. in Applied Science and B.A. in Fine Arts/Ceramics, combining creativity with strategic vision. • Extensive leadership across IGCSE, IB (DP, MYP, PYP), SABIS, American Program, and national systems. • Proven expertise in curriculum design, training, and implementation of IGCSE, AP, and IB frameworks. • Collaborated with Museum With No Frontiers and the League of Arab Nations on cultural and heritage-based educational resources. • Skilled in school operations management: recruitment, scheduling, policy development, and fostering inquiry, creativity, and critical thinking. • Committed to developing well-rounded, globally aware students who remain rooted in their culture while embracing diversity.

Country

Saudi Arabia

City

Al Madinah

Industry

Education Management

Skill

School improvement, Team Restructuring, Academic excellence, School development, Teacher Training, Curriculum Design, Educational Leadership, Curriculum Development, International Education, Visual Arts, E-Learning, Lesson Planning, Art, Secondary Education, Research, Instructional Design, Educational Consulting, Differentiated Instruction, Pedagogy, Technology Integration

Experience

Director General

Madac School

2024-2 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia

School Director

SABIS®

2022-7 - 2024-7 · 2 yrs 1 mo

UAE

Academic leadership

School Principal / Director

Aqaba International School

2020-7 - 2022-7 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Al 'Aqabah, Jordan

Head of Visual Arts

Amman Baccalaureate School - ABS

2016-8 - 2020-7 · 4 yrs

Jordan

Principal

Qatar Foundation

2015-7 - 2016-8 · 1 yr 2 mos

Qatar

Middle & Senior School Principal / IBDP Coordinator

Qatar Foundation

2015-6 - 2016-8 · 1 yr 3 mos

Qatar

Managing Strategic and day to day practices

Assistant Principal / IBDP coordinator

Qatar Foundation

2013-8 - 2015-6 · 1 yr 11 mos

qatar

Management of the school operations, right from Daily practices, scheduling, recruiting and developing an environment for inquiry and critical based education.

Head of visual and Performing Arts

Amman Baccalaureate School - ABS

2008 - 2013-1 · 5 yrs

Jordan

Work on developing an Arts program where both students and teachers express their artistic intentions. work towards developing a holistic, well rounded art curriculum.

Extended Essay coordinator

Amman Baccalaureate School - ABS

2010 - 2011 · 1 yr

Jordan

Organize and advise both students and teachers throughout the process of developing their extended essays.

Curriculum Coordinator

Museum With No Frontiers

2011 - 2013 · 2 yrs

International

Developing Educational Guide to utilize the use of Islamic Art, culture and heritage within educational establishments. Project in cooperation with The League of Arab States.

Head of art

ICARDA; International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

2003 - 2008 · 5 yrs

Syria

Developed an art program including a diverse combination of host culture and all the various nationalities at the school.

Head of Art

Kingdom Schools Company

2000-8 - 2002-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Saudi Arabia

Develop a solid culture sensitive Art program which made sure that students were introduced to art from around the world considering the sensitivity and uniqueness of the host culture.

Art Teacher

King Faisal School

1997-8 - 2000-8 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Education

Yarmouk University

Applied science in Archaeology

1998 - 2002 · 4 yrs

Researched quantitative and qualitative trace elements in chemical compositions of ancient glazes to determine origin and trade routes.

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK

Pending

2006 - 2013 · 7 yrs

Pending

Yarmouk University

Visual Arts

1990 - 1994 · 4 yrs

Studied Visual arts majoring in Ceramics "Glaze calculations and chemistry" Worked in the field of archaeology as an excavator, artifact restoration and research.